McGeehan v. Lehigh Valley R. R.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 112, Jan. T., 1891, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Sept. T., 1885, No. 9, on verdict for plaintiff, John J. McGeehan. Trespass for personal injuries. The case was tried before Woodward, J., and the verdict was for the plaintiff' in the sum of $3,500. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 112, Jan. T., 1891, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Sept. T., 1885, No. 9, on verdict for plaintiff, John J. McGeehan. Trespass for personal injuries. The case was tried before Woodward, J., and the verdict was for the plaintiff' in the sum of $3,500. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court below charged in part as follows : [“ You will inquire whether it was ordinarily prudent for the company to have a platform, such as this one between the tracks of their road, being about seven feet wide; and if, under the circumstances, such a…
1Opinion of the Court
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Mr. Justice Green,
At the place where the accident in this case occurred there were three railroad tracks. One was a switch, and the other two were the main tracks of the defendant’s road. It was the lower station at Hazleton, near which were the Hazleton shops, on the north side of the railroad, and on the south side was the office or depot of the defendant. The space between the office and the tracks, between the rails of each track, and between the two tracks, was all planked over, the planking being slightly below the level of the top of the rails.
The witness, John Brislin, a…
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